On Aging is a poem composed by Maya Angelou. On Aging When you see me sitting quietly, Like a sack left on the shelf, Don’t think I need your chattering. I’m listening to myself. Hold! Stop! Don’t pity me! Hold! Stop your sympathy! Understanding if you got it, Otherwise I’ll do without it! When my …
Alone is a poem composed by Maya Angelou. Alone Lying, thinking Last night How to find my soul a home Where water is not thirsty And bread loaf is not stone I came up with one thing And I don’t believe I’m wrong That nobody, But nobody Can make it out here alone.Alone, all alone …
Turning 20 marks the end of the teenage years and the start of the 20-somethings. Apparently, you are here because someone dear to you just turned 20 and you’re searching for the most touching happy birthday wishes and prayers or even words to generally say to the 20 year old for his or her birthday. …
Caged Bird is a poem composed by Maya Angelou. Caged Bird The free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wings in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky.But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through …
When Great Trees Fall is a poem composed by Maya Angelou. When Great Trees Fall When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety.When great trees fall in forests, small things recoil into silence, their senses eroded beyond fear.When great souls die, the …
Phenomenal Woman is a poem composed by Maya Angelou. Phenomenal Woman Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, …
Still I Rise is a poem composed by Maya Angelou. Still I Rise You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise.Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? ‘Cause I walk like I’ve got …
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born on December 10th, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. She was an American lyric poet who lived in seclusion and commanded a singular brilliance of style and integrity of vision. Little known during her life, Emily Dickinson has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American …
A Drop fell on the Apple Tree (794) is a poem composed by Emily Dickinson. A Drop fell on the Apple Tree (794) A Drop fell on the Apple Tree – Another – on the Roof – A Half a Dozen kissed the Eaves – And made the Gables laugh -A few went out to …
XLV (Before the ice is in the pools) is a poem composed by Emily Dickinson. XLV (Before the ice is in the pools) Before the ice is in the pools, Before the skaters go, Or any cheek at nightfall Is tarnished by the snow,Before the fields have finished, Before the Christmas tree, Wonder upon wonder …
